Clueless in the Kitchen: A Cookbook for Teens and Other Beginners

by Evelyn Raab

Book Overview

NEW EDITION THOROUGHLY REVISED This thorough and witty culinary guide demystifies the kitchen and its contents for young adults and anyone who's found themselves in front of a full fridge exclaiming,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552092240
• ISBN13: 9781552092248
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

you can't go wrong with this one

I'm going to be 16 very soon, and this book is just perfect. I can impress my family with delicous meals, and it's all because of this book. The recipes are easy to follow, and easy to make. It's also pretty funny in some parts. This book inspired me to get off my butt and make a meal. This cook book is fantastic.

a great place to start

i bought this cookbook in junior high and i have loved it since. evelyn raab wrote the recipes in a way so that they weren't intimidating for a beginning cook. in fact it's much like receiving advice on cooking from a trusted friend. she wants you to succeed and writes in a way that makes you feel like you really can. it helped me get started with my cooking and four years later i'm still using it regularly. i highly recommend this book whether you're just starting or you've already amassed a large collection of cookbooks. no collection would be truly complete without this one.

Outstanding book for anyone 13-30

I'm just an average thirtysomething, juggling a career, social life, and mad video game habit. Cooking isn't all that high on my list of priorities, but eating out 5-8 times a week is getting boring and expensive. This book is absolutely perfect if you're like me. The recipes are easy to follow, relatively quick to make, and use inexpensive everyday ingredients. Don't let the simplicity of the recipes fool you, though, the food tastes fantastic!There's a good amount of pictures and charts to help you with things like how to slice every kind of vegetable, carving poultry, and demystifying how to use different cuts of beef.I found this book to be an absolute lifesaver and has made me less intimidated about trying new things in the kitchen or tackling some gnarly hardcore recipe.Although this book appears to be geared towards mothers who will pack this book off with their sons/daughters going off to college, I would highly recommend it to anyone who's just starting out in learning culinary skills, or like me, someone who just wants some simple, easy, great tasting food!

Great book! Yummy Food.

I bought this book for my teen brother and its really good. This past weekend we made some of the stuff and it acutally turned out right and it tasted really good. Our parents even loved the food. Try the Rotini pasta dish and the Honey Garlic Chicken Wings. Good gift for anyone young or old. Finally now my brother can cook himself, instead of having someone do it for him! Even though there were no pictures the instructions and general book was easy to use. Good tips in this book. Since my brother is brining this up to college with him i'm getting another for myself.

For Beginners of All Ages

Even though the book is written for teens, it has been great for me. I'm in my thirties and I hate cooking. I made three of the recipies out of this book already and my husband ate them! I'm so excited because now my husband can wash the pots & pans. Seriously, this book is great because the author takes you through the recipes with easy instructions for extreme beginners like me. In no other cookbook have I found recipes for simple things like meatballs. In the back there is also a section with menu for entertaining. Hooray for Evelyn Raab!